Angaeus

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Angaeus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Angaeus
Thorell, 1881 [1]
Type species
Angaeus pudicus
Species

12, see text

Synonyms
  • Paraborboropactus [2]

Angaeus is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. [3] It is considered a senior synonym of Paraborboropactus. [2]

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Species

As of December 2022 it contained twelve species, found in Asia: [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Angaeus Thorell, 1881". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. 1 2 Benjamin, S. P. (2013). "On the crab spider genus Angaeus Thorell, 1881 and its junior synonym Paraborboropactus Tang and Li, 2009 (Araneae: Thomisidae)". Zootaxa. 3635: 71–80. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3635.1.7. PMID   26097932.
  3. Thorell, T. (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 17: 1–727.

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